The NCLC reports that “sixty-two percent of bankruptcies are related to medical debt, one in three Black adults have past due medical bills, compared to fewer than one in four White adults, and ...

Health care debt, a rising issue affecting over 100 million Americans in 2022, disproportionately burdens Black communities due to deeply embedded wealth disparities, a recent investigation by ...

A federal judge has blocked a Biden administration rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports, a move that ...

The study, which used Census data to gauge levels of medical debt, noted that racial inequities in the labor market has had a significant impact on the health of Black Americans, especially since ...

“This legacy of segregation and structural racism underlies the racial health gap,” she said. “It impacts health outcomes and access. And it impacts the level of medical debt.” In ‘The Bottom’ The ...

Americans in the South hold an average of $532 in medical debt, according to a recent study. Nearly 28% of households with a Black member had medical debt compared to 17.2% of White households.

CFPB research has indicated that medical debt on credit reports is “a poor predictor” of whether a person will repay a loan, ...

Medical debt is the largest source of debt in collections and impacts 100 million Americans. It comprises a larger proportion of debt than credit cards, utilities, and auto loans.

"African Americans don't seek health care until we are really, really sick, ... Tabace Burns has seen the impact of all this medical debt and poor health too many times to count.

"African Americans don't seek health care until we are really, really sick, and then it costs more," said Tabace Burns, ... And it impacts the level of medical debt." In 'The Bottom' ...

When Dr. H.M. Green opened his new medical office building on East Vine Avenue in 1922, Black Knoxville residents could be seen only in the basement of Knoxville General Hospital. They were barred ...